Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Tal and Bentley

In 11 boys, Tal found its level. 50 years earlier, Bentley occupied that same statistical address.

1937–2025

Tal

peak 1963 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1963
Peak births 87
Latest count 11
Status Stable
Peak generation Boomer
1890–2025

Bentley

peak 2012 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2012
Peak births 5,895
Latest count 1,649
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
In 11 boys, Tal found its level. 50 years earlier, Bentley occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Boomer world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.